Tie-plate.



W. MGKEB.

TIE PLATE.

APPLIGATION FILED JUNE 23, 1900.

@WT/LWL., Patented 55111.25, w10.

2 SEBETSSHEET 11 W. MGKE.

TIE PLATE. l APPLICATION FILED JUNE 23, 1909.

Patented Jau. 25, 1910.

2 SHBETSSHEET 2.

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"IliLIB MCKEE, Oli" ELYRIA. (BI-HO, ASSGNOE, TO ELYRLFL IRJ STEEL COIVUFANY,

A CORPORATION F lll TIE-PLATE Application filed .Tune 23.

.'/li (1H lli/ioni it may concor/rb:

llo itI known that l, Nillus h'llolii-zn. :1 reh'ideut ol' lllyrin. in the countyv ol Lorain und ifitzlle of Uhio.. have invented :i new und useiul linnrm'enurni in ido-Pluton; und l do hereby deolziro the following to he :t l'ull. cloni', und what. deurription thereof.

illy invention relules; lo tie.plute und hns npocizil reference to what ure known los ruilwuj.' iioplntos.

'The object ol' tn'r inrontion iu to provide n olunip, Siinplo und ellioieu lloran of :i ruilwuy tie-plate. whirl] onu oe rolled lfroin :t nietzil bnr or liillel.. Such nu Stool, will enuhle lllo produetion oi' the forni oi' tie-platte di nit-ed., in. o. rnpid, omai' und convenient ninnnel.'j und will provide nuaxnb thoreon .lor the lui-opor supporting' of what nre known ue screw spikes when used in connection with such :i pluto. als well .in the propor supv portingr ol the, ruil used on auch plate, und also the philo in ills proper position.

My iurifntion oonwistn, gonorully stulod, in

the-novel zirialilggoinent. ooimtruotion und ooinl'iiuwtion ol' paris, :is lnreiinilter inore rei'ioeilionlly not. forth und doserihed und purtionlnrly pointed ont, in the oloilnu.

lo onuhle ot'hern Sliillod in the nrt io whioli inf.' invention ziiilviortuino lo ;oi1. trtui; und use in y improved. tio-pluie, l will den seriho tho suino more fully, referring to tho ucooinpziiiying driiwing, in whioh Fivuro i; in un end View of my' improved tie-poile slimring llho .Bruno in poiiilion with the rail. und spikes. lig. 2 is :i iop plan View of lilo pluie.' Fig. l is :in end View oi' another forni oi' the plato. Fig. 4 is un end View of :inoihor 'l'orin of plate showing the rail and Spikes in position iherowilh. Fig. pion View of the pinto shown in Figi'. Fig. 6 is on end View of another 'lfoini olf 't'.lio plato with tho rail und Spikes; in 'position therewith.

Lik@ bylnbols of reference heroin indieute il@ partis in @zich of the ligures of the d nw- As illustrated in the clrnwinga'l represents; my improved tioplalo which is preferably rolleclffroin a har or billot'of metal, such as steel into lengt is, und then Such lengths tiro out in un); Suiiiilile inannor across tho suine to #Yorin Such plate. The, tioplnte l as showl'r in Figs. l, 2 and 3 when so rolled or formed is provided Willi the body portion 2 having Specification of Letters Patent.

'llnihonikod Jain. lllllii 1909. serial No. 503.811.

groovos or depression 3 lfornied in tho lip-- per fue@ longitudinally ol' theiune. to :loni the broad ruil hearing Aurl'ucen -l on .said tuue und will] the longitudinal depending rihol or llnnges on tho lowor lince oli Huch liu'idy.-

,tions T, which have. their top surfaces lorined on :i downwind incline i'roni Suid shoulders und on the onine. plane :is the top ol' the. flange of thei'aiil u employed therewith. After the pluto l luis boon. Sio formed. upiluwholes 8 :ire foi-ined tzhoroin in nu;` uit :dile .1n-unimi', which oxteiu'l tln'ough the heuring` portions Til'or the reception oi llie .Liluinla's il ouille Soreir-Hpilws l0, und, suoli holenI nre in u. vertical. line und oi rsuliicieiit by veloiliyitiliig; the sanno. Lio that'. Such spikes will onlor the tio o :it :in inc-.lino @wird lhs oenl-or of tho pluto und under the ruil if, when, tho parts are iu pofsilion.

'lfho hoods ll on tho spikes l() :1ro pio vided with the liu( surface .l2 on tho under .Sido ol` the Szune., :so ihzd when the pluto l its in punition ou the tio o, un :shown in Fig. l, und the ruil u is in position on Cho henring .suifnifewI l olf Suid plate und liewoeu the .uhoulder il thereon. die spiltou il." whi'n scrowed to the iuisition :showin will eunhle the lint slufueen l2 on l'heir heads to oonthat. with the surfaces T o if the, lngurinigg por tions i und i019, 0i tho ruil llunggo L. i The Shoulders l nre lirefoohly slightly lower thun the, pinne of the top of the. ruil llzuule f; to insure. tho hearing of the uuriiz'u'en l). on such spikes 10mi the ruil thing@ uudheauf ing); portions lf .leuirod. tho Spike homing.; portions; I on iho tiefpliite. l ezln, in?. ilarovidof'l with depreasion or reoenises il. therein7 :lo shown in 3. l und f( derousinnj the weight. o the plato mld cool; in .inulerisil in thesmno, und il? dosired the Spilie holen cnn ho formed in, u diagonal or angular lingns hown7 nl' S in said Fig. f3, so :ifs lo `he in the face and in this case. thefscrew-s nltes 'l0 5 can he placedin a vertical position. instead of the angular, as 'previously described, by the rail a having its flange Z) provided with an. extension Z/ on each side having a horiv zontal upper facer-and the bearing` surfaces 7 being also flat on their upper faces, so that such surfaces ou said extensions and bearing surfaces will be in the saine horizout al plane and the flat under face on the heads ll of said spikes will contact with and hear against the saine.

In Fig. t5, the plate is provided with a groove or depression 3 on the under face of the sante for forming the tie-hearingsnrfaces 3, and with screw-spikes l0 only on one side ot' the saine, -sl own in lfig. l, while the other side of the plate has the ordinary forni of spike llt passing vertically through the saine and having its head engaging with the top of the rail flange in the usual manner. .lf desired, the shanks tl of the screw-spikes l0 can be upsety under their heads ll, as shown at 9 in Fig. (i, and ofthe thickness of the rail flange b, in order to conte against such flange and thereby get line contact between the rail a and spike on such shank.

Various other modifications and changes in the design and construction of iny iniproved tie-plate inay be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention or sacrificing any of its advantages.

lt will be obvious that my improved tieplate can be formed hy straight rolling into lengths for the proper shape easily and quickly,y but such plate can also be fornicd by other inethods or processes and from various materials7 if desired. rlhe forni of the lplate will overcome the serious objections to the present inethod of fastening rails to the ties through this el s of plates. and the structure of the sante will serve its full purpose and be of such a forni that the cost of manufacttiring will he fully consistent with its installation upon any railroad. The plate is of such a design that it n1a v be readilyapplied or removed froni the track without the of special machinery or tools, and when in luse will overcome distortion and bending` of the spike under the head frodi the lateral thrust or vertical pull of 'the rail. ll, will also he seen that niy i111- proved tie-plate will enable a surface con-V of a good and broad. hearing under the @seele flange or head of the spike and against both rail and plate. The plate will also overcome any liability to buckle and will eliniinate any neclring or cutting of the spike by abrasion front the ,side thrust or hach `slap of the rail.

that l claun as 111)' invention. and desire to secure hv Letters latent is e l. ,l tie-plate for rails provided with hase flanges having inclinedupper surfaces. said plate having a rail-abutting `sht'nllder at thc side of the/sante, and a bearing portion extending out froni said shoulder and havingits top surface inclined on the saine angle as the upper surface of the rail liange and in the saine plane -for forming a surface contact with a flat under face on a screw-.spillehead.

2. A tie-plate for rails provided with hase, flanges having inclined upper surfaces, said plate having a rail-abutting shoulder at the side of the saine, and a bearing portion .rxteilding out from said shoulder and having its top surface inclined on the saine angle as the upper surface of the rail flange and in the saine plane for formingl a surfactcoutact with a flat under fact, ou a screw-spike head. said bearing portion being provided with a recess therein.

il. tie-plate for rails` provided with base flanges having inclined upper surfaces. said plate having a railahutting shoulder at the side of the saine, a bearing portion extending out fron'i said shoulder and having` its top surface inclined on the saine angle as the upper surface of the rail flange and in the saine plane for forming a surface contactI .with a flat; under 'face on a screw-spike-head, and a rail hearing surface on said plate having grooves therein.

t. A tie-plate for rails provided with hase flanges having inclined upper surfaces, said plate having a rail-abutting shoulder at the side of thesanie, a hearing portion `extending out from said shoulder and having its top surface inclined on the saine angle as the upper surface of the rail tiange and in the saine plane -for forming surface contact with a llaty under face on a screw-spilre-head, said bearing portion being provided with a recess therein, and a rail bearing surface on said plate having grooves therein.

5. A,tie-plate for rails provided with hase flanges having inclined upper surfaces, said plate having` a rail-abutting shoulder at the side of the saine, a bearing portion extending out froin said shoulderand havingits top surface inclined on the saine angle as the upper surface of the rail flange and in the saine plane for forming a surface contact with a -tlat under face on ay screwspihe head, and a rail bearing surface on the top of said plate having grooves therein.

G. A tie-plate for rails provided with hase flanges having inclined upper surfaces, said l (lO llt) plate having a rail-abutting shoulder at the side oi the same, a bearing portion extending out from4 said shoulder and having its top surface inclined on the saine angle as the upper surface of the rail iiange and in the saine plane for forming a surface contact 'with the Hat under face on a Screvv-spikehead, said nearing portion being provided with a recess therein, and a rail bearing surface on the top of said plate having groovesV therein.

7. A tie-plate for rails pi'ovided'with base fianges having inclined upper surfaces, said plate having a rail-abutting shoulder at the side of the same, a bearing portion extending out from said ,shoulder and having its top surface inclined on the same angle as the upper surface of the rail flange and in the same plane for forming a surface contact With a flat under face oni a screW-spike-head, and flanges on the bottom of said plate for engaging with the tie.

8. A tie-plate for rails provided with base flanges having inclined upper surfaces, said plate having a raiLabutting shoulder at the side of the same, a bearing portion extending out from said shoulder and having its top surface inclined o n the same angle as the upper surface of the rail flange and in the same plane for forming a surface Contact with a flat Linder face on a screW-spike-head, said bearing portion being provided with a recess therein, and flanges on the bottom ot'. said plate for engaging with the tie.

plate having grooves therein, and tlanges on i,

the bottom of said plate for engaging with the tie.

l0. A tielate for rails provided with base anges avng inclined upper surlznaes,

lsaid plate having a rail-abutting should at the side of the saine, a bearing poi-tion extending out from said shoulder and having its top ysurface inclined on the saine angle as the upper surface of the rail flange and y.in the saine plane for forming -a surface contact with a i'lat under face on a screwspiltehead, Said bearing portion being provided with a recess therein, a rail bearing surface on the top of said plate having grooves therein, and flanges on the bottoni of said plate for engaging with the tie.

In testiinoiiy whereof I, the said Viiv-ninfa Molina, have iereunto set my hand.

y WlLLlS MCKEE.

Witnesses J. L. BARNARD, P. J.' MITCHELL. 

